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Drill: -1R then sit for 3 bars

Reset discipline after every loss.

15 min · Beginner

What you'll learn

• Apply a mandatory 3-bar pause after every losing trade
• Recognize the urge to re-enter immediately as a revenge-trading signal
• Rebuild a new trade plan from scratch after the pause

Key takeaways

• Every losing trade, however small, triggers a three-bar pause on your execution timeframe.
• During the pause: no orders, one journal line, and a check of your running R.
• After the pause, any trade, including a re-entry, is a new trade that must pass the full checklist.
• Hitting the -2R daily limit overrides the drill and ends the session.

Glossary

• Cooling-off period — A mandatory pause after a loss, here three closed bars, before any new entry.
• Revenge trading — Trading to win back a loss rather than because a qualified setup is present.
• Execution timeframe — The chart timeframe you use to time entries and exits, such as the 5-minute chart.

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